Sears Tooth

Sears Tooth was established in 1982, and its reputation speaks for itself. Known as a centre of excellence, the firm has an enormous breadth of experience in divorce, pre and post-nuptial agreements, complex financial claims, jurisdiction disputes, and matters involving children, including international relocation and provision for unmarried parents.

It is renowned for fiercely protecting clients using a wide range of emergency procedures including freezing disclosure and privacy orders. It also enjoys enviable connections worldwide with leading accountants, tax experts and lawyers.

Tenacious and hard-hitting, the firm swiftly takes court proceedings to achieve results if necessary. Raymond Tooth is listed amongst the leading UK family lawyers and clients appreciate his hands-on approach. Sears Tooth’s highly respected specialist practice has been built by taking difficult and novel cases to final hearings and winning.

Senior partner Raymond Tooth was given the Spear’s Lifetime Achievement Award for Outstanding Contribution to Private Client Services in 2010, and his impact on the landscape of family law is indisputable. Lord Wilson Justice of the Supreme Court commented in 2015 that ‘Ray Tooth has formidable talents as a sleuth and a ferret, and shrewdness that I believe may still be unrivalled’.

Raymond is supported by dedicated teams of closely knit in-house trained family law specialists and support staff. Together, they provide clients from all walks of life a personal and bespoke service which is partner-driven and delivers their clients the results they want, discreetly and efficiently.

FOCUS

Divorce and financial remedies; Part III proceedings; Schedule 1 and other Children Act applications